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Global Stocks, Dollar Up Slightly As Pivotal Week For Markets Gets Underway

An event-packed week for global markets got underway on Monday with stocks steady and the dollar recovering from a...

International

HSBC Appoints AIA Boss Mark Tucker As New Chairman

HSBC has appointed Mark Tucker, the chief executive of Asian insurer AIA, as group chairman. Mr Tucker will take over...

International

At the Fed, Spring Comes Early With Return To New ‘normal’

U. S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the...

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US-Iranian and Wife Charged Over Tehran Parties

A jailed US-Iranian and his wife have been formally charged with hosting parties in Tehran, while another couple were...

International

Chinese Mock Trump For ‘running the Country With Twitter’

China responded cautiously Monday to Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic outburst but local media and some citizens...

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Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul

Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...

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IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk

Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...

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Eastern US Braces For Monster Snow Storm

Nearly half the United States was caught in an icy blast on Monday, with much of the East Coast bracing for what could...

Business

Hebron Investments Denies Operating Illegally

Hebron Fin Investments, a company that trades foreign currencies online, has debunked claims by the central bank that...

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Renowned Surgeon Visits Koforidua For Medical Mission

Dr. Alejandro Badia, MD, F. A.C.S. hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon of the United States, former president...

Entertainment

Jay Ghartey Loses Dad At Age 77

Ghanaian Afro-pop musician Jay Ghartey known widely for his hit song My Baby has lost his dad. According to information...

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Powerful Saudi Prince To Meet Trump

Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seeking foreign investment in an economic reform plan,...

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Trading Nations For An Olympic Ice Hockey Ticket

Fidgeting nervously, Canadian ice hockey defenceman Alex Plante cleared his throat and addressed a roomful of Olympic...

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China’s Wanda Aborts Bid For US TV Producer

A $1 billion bid by China's Wanda Group for the operator of the Golden Globe awards has been aborted, the US firm's...

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Address Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Care

By Ben Ofosu Appiah In the last couple of weeks, 4 cases of suicide have been reported in the news with three of the...

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Your Phone Has More Germs Than A Toilet Seat

Scientists at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune have discovered three species of microbes- two...

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Tillerson To East Asia In Shadow of North Korea Threat

With North Korea's drive to field a nuclear-armed missile rapidly emerging as President Donald Trump's first foreign...

International

Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance

Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in...

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Defending Champ Dominicans Advance In World Classic

Wellington Castillo made a game-saving out and drove in the go-ahead runs as defending champion Dominican Republic...